HIGH-RESOLUTION ELECTRON-MICROSCOPY STUDY AND STRUCTURE MODELING OF THE STABLE DECAGONAL AL-CU-CO QUASI-CRYSTAL

被引:57
作者
CHEN, H [1 ]
BURKOV, SE [1 ]
HE, Y [1 ]
POON, SJ [1 ]
SHIFLET, GJ [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV VIRGINIA,DEPT PHYS,CHARLOTTESVILLE,VA 22901
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.65.72
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We report the observation of a spatial quasiperiodicity in high-resolution electron-microscope images of the thermodynamically stable decagonal Al65Cu15Co20 quasicrystal. Well defined quasiperiods consistent with decagonal symmetry and x-ray-diffraction data have been found. The structure observed is inconsistent with conventional ideal Penrose tiling. There is strong evidence for an entropy stabilization mechanism. © 1990 The American Physical Society.
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